Trick when using Array.Contains()

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The Array class already contains this capability with no casting required. The IndexOf method is a static one that returns the index of the value and a -1 if it doesn't exist.Here is an example:exists = Array.IndexOf(arr, item) >= 0

The Array class already contains this capability with no casting required. The IndexOf method is a static one that returns the index of the value and a -1 if it doesn't exist.

Here is an example:

exists = Array.IndexOf(arr, "item") >= 0

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